Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

B&B

1 American  

  1. bed-and-breakfast.

  2. B and B.

B and B 2 American  

  1. Trademark. a brand of liqueur combining Benedictine and brandy.

  2. bed-and-breakfast.

B & B British  

abbreviation

  1. bed and breakfast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Homelessness charity Shelter agreed with the government that "no child should be growing up in a B&B or mouldy bedsit".

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

I followed a small road into the tree-covered village of Bise, where I found B&B Pastoral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

The excitement for the latest season of “The Chosen” was palpable at its world premiere last month at B&B Theaters Red Oak 12 in Dallas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025

"B&B and hotels should only be used as a last resort and where possible people experiencing homelessness should be placed appropriately in temporary accommodation best suited to their needs."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

“No, I’m not at the airport! I’m in a weird horror-movie B&B, where the dolls talk.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.